However, there was no response to Su Chen's call.
"That's strange. Haven't the Taibai Tribe been guarding the Boundless Peak for generations and are unable to leave? Logically speaking, since the aura of the Yan Emperor Sword has appeared, the Taibai Tribe should have rushed over even without my calling.
Su Chen was puzzled. The Heavenly Empress also felt that something was wrong. She said, "Let's go and look for them. If we want to open the Immortal Path to Heaven, we need the help of the Taibai Tribe."
Su Chen nodded and rode the Rainbow Horse into the deep space.
After a while, Su Chen found a group of buildings that stood in the void like an immortal palace.
Although the Endless Peak was huge, the immortal palace's aura was too unique, so it was easy to find.
"This should be the Taibai Immortal Palace. It was built by Taibai Jinxing with his immortal energy. It has protected the descendants of the Taibai Tribe for generations so that they have enough strength to guard the Immortal Path to Heaven."
"There doesn't seem to be anyone here."
Su Chen frowned. He landed in the Taibai Immortal Palace, but he didn't find any signs of life.
Moreover, there was a faint smell of blood in the air.
"I'm afraid something has happened."
The Heavenly Empress also felt that something was amiss. They immediately split up and searched the surroundings of the Taibai Immortal Palace.
"Found it!"
Su Chen soon received a message from the Heavenly Empress. He teleported over and saw a large number of corpses in a secret room.
There were at least fifty to sixty people, both men and women, wearing the same white clothes. Judging from the remnant immortal energy waves, these people weren't weak when they were alive. They could even be considered very strong. Although they didn't have any cultivation realm, their physical strength was comparable to the Great Earth Realm.
They should all be from the Taibai Tribe.
"How did this happen?"
Su Chen frowned. These people from the Taibai Tribe didn't seem to have died for long. They might have died just a few days ago. This was too unbelievable.
"They … committed suicide," the Heavenly Empress suddenly said.
"Why do you say that?"
"Look, there are no traces of a battle on their bodies. All of them died by self-detonating their Sea of Consciousness. Unless their minds were controlled by someone else, no one in the entire Primordial Universe could do such a thing with the strength of the Taibai Clan. The only possibility is that the Taibai Clan committed suicide, and it was a mass suicide."
Why did they have to commit mass suicide before I arrived?
Su Chen shook his head. "This is absolutely impossible. The Taibai Clan guarded the Immortal Path to Heaven in order to wait for the day when the Immortal Realm reopens. Now that I've brought the Yan Emperor Sword here, it's impossible for them to commit suicide at this juncture. Someone must have done it. I suspect that the person who controlled the collective suicide of the Taibai Clan may have come from the Immortal Realm."
Heavenly Empress Tong Tian's expression also became serious upon hearing this.
Su Chen looked around and said in a serious tone, "Moreover, I'm sure that the murderer is still waiting for us here."
At this moment, the Centaur Lady suddenly showed a vigilant expression. She raised her shield and stood in front of Su Chen to protect him.
At the same time, a stream of light swept over without warning. The Centaur Lady roared angrily and raised her shield to smash it.
Boom!
The Immortal Palace shook!
The Centaur Lady was thrown to the ground. Blood flowed from the corner of her mouth and she fainted.
"Damn it!"
Seeing that the Centaur Lady was seriously injured in order to protect him, Su Chen was furious. He instantly entered his peak combat state. The Yan Emperor Sword slashed out fiercely. At the same time, the Mahesvara Avatar kept colliding and punched forward.
Su Chen's sudden burst of power shocked the Heavenly Empress. However, she reacted quickly. She immediately transformed into a Phoenix True Spirit and spat out seven-colored flames. She cooperated with Su Chen to block the enemy's path.
Rip.
A crack suddenly appeared in the space. A water droplet-shaped light rushed out and bounced off Su Chen and the Empress' attacks.
A human figure appeared in the light. Although it was just a shadow, Su Chen felt a sense of vastness. It was as if he was not facing a person, but a vast and ethereal world.
The Immortal Shadow!
"Who are you? Why do you have the Yan Emperor Sword?" The human figure suddenly asked.
Su Chen waved his hand and motioned for the Empress to stop attacking.
He also put away the Mahesvara Avatar and said in a serious tone, "I am Su Chen, the successor of the Yan Emperor."
"There are many people who claim to be the successor of the Yan Emperor. Each of them wants to control the Immortal Realm. Little do they know that it's just wishful thinking. Even if the Immortal Realm is in its current state, it's not something that ordinary people like you can control."
"Cut the crap. What's your motive for killing the Taibai Clan?
Hurry up and tell me! "Su Chen asked sternly.
"It wasn't easy for the Immortal Realm to get rid of the burden of the Hongmeng Universe. How can we let ants like you taint the Immortal Realm again? I know you want to go to the Immortal Realm, but I advise you to give up on that idea. From now on, the Immortal Realm has nothing to do with you," the human figure said arrogantly.
At this moment, the Empress' expression changed slightly as if she had sensed something. She said, "You are … Madman?"
"Oh?
Little girl, you recognize me? Seems like you are also from the Heavenly Court. You came at the right time. Go back and tell those reincarnated immortals that the Heavenly Court has been destroyed. They don't have to think about when to go back. "
"What?"
The Empress was shocked. Just as she was about to ask more questions, the water droplet suddenly shattered and splashed out countless water droplets. The human figure inside also disappeared without a trace.
Su Chen frantically locked onto the person's aura and tried to trace his whereabouts. However, it was to no avail. He could not find any traces at all.
"You know this person?" Su Chen asked.
It took the Empress a long time to recover. She nodded and said, "This person is called Madman. He is a primitive man of the Immortal Realm."
"Primitive man?
What do you mean? "
"Actually, the Flame Emperor did not create the Immortal Realm like Chiyou created the Demonic Abyss. The Immortal Realm has existed since the beginning. Its history is even longer than the Hongmeng Universe. It was a world that originated at the same time as the Chaos Era. Before the Flame Emperor entered the Immortal Realm, there were already some primitive men there. Madman was one of them. When the Flame Emperor created the Heavenly Court in the Immortal Realm, he fought with Madman in order to seize the resources of the Immortal Realm. They were evenly matched in strength. In the end, the Flame Emperor invited the Xuanyuan Emperor to cooperate with him to defeat Madman and seize the territory."
Ah …
Su Chen was a little speechless. The Heavenly Court was such a high and mighty place. It seemed that it also started from fighting for territory!